Global Patent Index - EP 1803641 A1

EP 1803641 A1 20070704 - Disconnectable mooring system for a vessel

Title (en)

Disconnectable mooring system for a vessel

Title (de)

Lösbare Schiffsverankerungssystem

Title (fr)

Système d'amarrage pour un bateau

Publication

EP 1803641 A1 20070704 (EN)

Application

EP 06100052 A 20060103

Priority

EP 06100052 A 20060103

Abstract (en)

A disconnectable mooring system for a vessel comprises a mooring buoy member (2) and a turret structure (3) mounted in a moonpool of the vessel (1). The mooring buoy member is anchored to the seabed and has a plurality of passages each adapted to receive a riser (7). The turret structure (3) has a receptacle for receiving the buoy member and locking means (32) for locking the buoy member in the receptacle. The turret structure accommodates a plurality of conduits (22) to be connected to risers (7) installed in passages of the buoy member and the turret structure is rotatably supported in the moonpool of the vessel by means of at least a bearing assembly (16) mounted above sea level. The buoy member is provided with a conical outer casing (8) and the receptacle of the turret structure has a cone shape (20) corresponding to the conical outer casing of the buoy member. The turret structure comprises a turntable (21) carrying the conduits to be connected to the risers. The turntable (21) is supported on the bearing assembly (16) in a manner allowing rotation with respect to the turret structure to align the conduits with the risers when the buoy member is received and locked in the receptacle of the turret structure. Additionally or alternatively, each conduit may comprise a lower part movable with respect to the turret structure to align the lower part with the corresponding riser.

IPC 8 full level

B63B 21/50 (2006.01); B63B 22/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B63B 21/508 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 22/026 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1803641 A1 20070704; EP 1803641 B1 20080319; AT E389580 T1 20080415; AU 2006334427 A1 20070712; AU 2006334427 B2 20120628; BR PI0620883 A2 20111129; BR PI0620883 B1 20181023; CA 2571227 A1 20070410; CA 2571227 C 20080401; CN 101336190 A 20081231; CN 101336190 B 20110727; DE 602006000762 D1 20080430; DK 1803641 T3 20080707; ES 2303716 T3 20080816; MX 2008008698 A 20081002; NO 20066018 L 20070704; NO 336895 B1 20151123; PT 1803641 E 20080507; RU 2008131955 A 20100220; RU 2414375 C2 20110320; US 2007155259 A1 20070705; US 7510452 B2 20090331; WO 2007077126 A1 20070712

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06100052 A 20060103; AT 06100052 T 20060103; AU 2006334427 A 20061219; BR PI0620883 A 20061219; CA 2571227 A 20061215; CN 200680052159 A 20061219; DE 602006000762 T 20060103; DK 06100052 T 20060103; EP 2006069940 W 20061219; ES 06100052 T 20060103; MX 2008008698 A 20061219; NO 20066018 A 20061227; PT 06100052 T 20060103; RU 2008131955 A 20061219; US 61794806 A 20061229